News
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Seward House Week
Last week was Seward’s turn to take the lead in their fund-raising and so their local charity, Midland Air Ambulance, took centre stage. The week was as hectic as all Seward House Weeks. There were numerous student-led fund-raising stalls, selling pic’n mix and homemade cakes. In addition, there were dodgeball […]
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Darwin Win Independent Learning Competition
Darwin won the House Independent Learning Challenge Quiz courtesy of 8D2 in a dramatic tiebreaker. The winning quiz team consisted of Joe Swindells and Meg Mathias, who earned their tutor group 50 House Points. Both 8G1 (2nd place) and 9D2 (3rd place) matched the winning score of 80% but fell […]
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Year 11 Morrisons Careers Workshop
A cohort of Year 11 students took part in a Careers Workshop to support and engage them with their post-16 options. The programme is delivered in partnership with Morrisons as part of IGD’s charitable Feeding Britain’s Future programme, bringing professionals from the food and grocery industry into schools to inspire the […]
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U13 Boys Hockey Lose Out at Abbotsholme
The U13 boys fought their way through Storm Brendan this week and took on Abbotsholme in a friendly 8-aside match. The Friary dominated the first half with a number of excellent balls played through the Abbotsholme defence from Will Whyte but unfortunately, the forwards just couldn’t produce the finish they […]
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Support Your Child via the PTFA – Your School Lottery
The Friary School runs a ‘Your School Lottery’ which is a weekly prize draw which sees a guaranteed weekly prize each week and the chance to win up to £25,000 per week too. The lottery also raises funds for the PTFA and this money is directed straight into improving school […]
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E-Safety Advice for Parents of Teenage and Pre-Teen Girls
The BBC website have flagged up a report by the Internet Watch Foundation that reveals that girls aged between 11-13 are increasingly being tricked and coerced into performing sexually over their own webcams. The report uncovered that 80% of the sexual selfies it found in its relentless trawl for images […]
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Co-Op Mentoring Scheme
The latest round of Co-Op mentoring is just beginning. This sees professionals from the various departments within the Co-Op organisation coming onto school to work with targeted Year 10 students. The scheme, which is in its second year, focuses on developing students’ career plans, aspirations and study skills. It runs […]
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Darwin House Celebration Assembly – Autumn Term
The Garrick House Celebration Assembly for Autumn 2019 had lots to celebrate and a long list of students received awards for their dedication to school life. The most prestigious award was the House Full Colours and these were granted to Poppy Newton and Kieron Garcha. Elsewhere, Half-Colours were awarded to […]
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Johnson House Celebration Assembly – Autumn Term
The Johnson House Celebration Assembly for Autumn 2019 had lots to celebrate and a long list of students received awards for their commitment to school life. The most prestigious award was the House Half-Colours and these were granted to Annabelle Hadley, Katie Browning, Elliot Fox and Grace Williams. The full […]
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Garrick House Celebration Assembly – Autumn Term
The Garrick House Celebration Assembly for Autumn 2019 had lots to celebrate and a log list of students received awards for their commitment to school life. The most prestigious award was the House Full Colours and these were granted to Harry Davey, Charlotte Neal and Connor Preston. Elsewhere, Half-Colours were […]
